Voter Registration

Minnesota voters may pre-register up to three weeks before Election Day. In the map image below, counties with darker shades had a higher percentage of eligible voters pre-registered. Click on the image to view a pdf with rates for each county.

Minnesota voters may register when they vote on Election Day. Note that these might be new voters, or voters re-registering after changing their name or address. In the map image below, counties with darker shades had a higher percentage of voters that registered when voting. Click on the image to view a pdf with rates for each county.

Voter Turnout

Voter turnout is the number of voters divided by the number of eligible voters. This office does not have exact eligible voter data, so uses statewide data from the United States Election Project on election night. Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP) data from the U.S. Census is less exact, but available by county. In the map image below, counties with darker shades had higher turnout. Click on the image to view a pdf with rates for each county.

Most Minnesota voters vote at their polling place on Election Day. In the map image below, counties with darker shades had a higher percentage of votes cast in polling places. Click on the image to view a pdf with rates for each county.

Voters throughout Minnesota may vote early as absentees without excuse, in person or by mail. Some areas in Minnesota are designated as "mail ballot" which means that ballots are mailed to registered voters and voters do not go to a normal polling place on Election Day. In the map image below, counties with darker shades had a higher percentage of votes cast by absentee or mail voting. Click on the image to view a pdf with rates for each county.